Imagine a childhood where the child lives in absolute fear of their biological parents. Where each day, that child would pray for an uneventful time and protection from their guardian. That was the very life of Dr. Lydia Taiwo.
She writes about her life in her book, A Broken Childhood, published by Austin Macauley Pubishers. Lydia is a survivor of horrific, grievous bodily harm and child abuse. She has over sixty scars all over her body. There are six on her face and eight on her head which are visible to the naked eye, all at the hands of her parents, most especially her mother.
Though the physical scars remain, Lydia has been resilient and been able to forgive her parents and move on with her life. She does not consider herself a victim but a victor.
"Having suffered abuse doesn't mean you have to be an abuser yourself" is her motto.
Join us on this episode to discuss what it really means to forgive.
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thespokenworld/
and Twitter https://twitter.com/SpokenPodcast
Visit our website at https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.webnode.com/ to find out more about the spoken world, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join a tier on our Patreon page to support all our hard work.
Send us a comment via email thespokenworldpodcast@gmail.com or you can always send in a voicenote and you never know. It could be live on our next episode!
Thank you so much for listening
Remember to Stay Safe, Stay Sane and Stay Positive.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/okoyomoh--egbekhuwa/message
An important message from RadioPublic
The journey to Max and Keira's Law. How 12 year old max, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where his heart was too large to pump …
The journey to Max and Keira's Law. How 12 year old max, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where his heart was too large to pump …
On this Episode we talk to the founders of Sexquisite Events, Maedb Joy and Carmen Ali. Maedb Joy is the founder of Sexquisite Events, a community arts project for sex workers. She is also …
I'm back! It's Season Four of the podcast by storytellers for storytellers with the amazing Steven T. Seagle from Man Of Action, the creators of Ben 10, Generator Rex and Big Hero Six! We …
You can listen to episodes right here on the website, or if you prefer, in a podcast app. Listening in an app makes it easier to keep track of what you’ve already heard, listen without using your data plan and many other conveniences.